Some records are made to climb charts. This one was made to be given away — in spirit, at least — and its title tells the whole story. Christmas music is the most generous music there is. These are songs nobody owns, and everybody owns: melodies that have been sung around pianos, played in lobbies and living rooms, and passed hand to hand for generations. To record them is not to claim them, but to wrap them up as carefully as you can and hand them to someone whose holidays you hope will be a little warmer for the music in them. That is the impetus behind My Christmas Gift To You. Guaraldi’s wistful waltz, taken at a luxurious, unhurried pace — the longest, lushest glow on the record’s front half. Gabriel doubles himself beautifully, flugelhorn carrying the melody with a tone so warm and round it practically steams, flute tracing silver filigree above it. Miles Black’s keyboards cushion everything like fresh snow. Nostalgia, distilled.